How do I print all the items within a JComboBox?

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I'm wondering how to print out ALL the items within a JComboBox. I have no idea how to go about doing this. I know how to print out whatever item is selected. I just need it to where when I press a button, it prints out every option in the JComboBox.

Would show us something regarding your item, what they are, and how you manipulate them... It would be better — Parth Soni, Dec 25 '12 at 05:38
Simply get its model via `getModel()` then iterate through the model using the methods available from the `javax.swing.ListModel` interface which the model *must* imiplement. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Dec 25 '12 at 05:42

score 12 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 07 '17 at 19:33

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I know it's an old question, but I found it easier to skip the ComboBoxModel.

String items = new String[]{"Rock", "Paper", "Scissors"};
JComboBox<String> comboBox = new JComboBox<>(items);

int size = comboBox.getItemCount();
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
  String item = comboBox.getItemAt(i);
  System.out.println("Item at " + i + " = " + item);
}

edited Aug 07 '17 at 19:33

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answered Nov 23 '16 at 20:56

Vimm

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score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 25 '12 at 05:58

Check this

public class GUI extends JFrame {

    private JButton submitButton;
    private JComboBox comboBox;

    public GUI() {
        super("List");
    }

    public void createAndShowGUI() {

        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        submitButton = new JButton("Ok");
        Object[] valueA  = new Object[] {
            "StackOverflow","StackExcange","SuperUser"
        };
        comboBox = new JComboBox(valueA);

        add(comboBox);
        add(submitButton);
        submitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                ComboBoxModel model = comboBox.getModel();
                int size = model.getSize();
                for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
                    Object element = model.getElementAt(i);
                    System.out.println("Element at " + i + " = " + element);
                }
            }
        });
        pack();
        setVisible(true);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                GUI gui = new GUI();
                gui.createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}

How do I print all the items within a JComboBox?

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